Phases And Eclipses

Question 0

New Moon

Answer 0

The side of the moon facing the Earth is not illuminated.

Question 1

Phases

Answer 1

The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth.

Question 2

Waxing Cresent

Answer 2

During this phase, part of the Moon is beginning to show.

Question 3

First Quarter

Answer 3

During first quarter, 1/2 of the moon is visible for the first half of the evening, and then goes down, leaving the sky very dark.

Question 4

Waxing Gibbous

Answer 4

When most of the Moon is visible we say it is a Gibbous Moon.

Question 5

Full Moon

Answer 5

When we can observe the entire face of the moon, we call it a Full Moon.

Question 6

Waning Gibbous

Answer 6

Like the Waxing Gibbous Moon, during this phase, we can see all but a sliver of the Moon. The difference is that instead of seeing more of the Moon each night, we begin to see less and less of the Moon each night. This is what the word “waning” means.

Question 7

Last Quarter

Answer 7

During a Last Quarter Moon we can see exactly 1/2 of the Moon’s lighted surface.

Question 8

Waning Crescent

Answer 8

During a Waning Crescent Moon, observers on Earth can only see a small sliver of the Moon, and only just before morning.

Question 9

Eclipse

Answer 9

When an object in space comes in between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object.

Question 10

Solar Eclipse

Answer 10

A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes directly between Earth and the Sun, blocking sunlight from Earth.

Question 11

Lunar Eclipse

Answer 11

A lunar eclipse occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly in between the sun and the moon.